2015 was an exceptional year for Deepika Padukone, she did three films that were absolutely different from each other.
She excelled in Piku, Bajirao Mastani and Tamasha and got thumbs up from critics. NDTV presented Deepika with the Indian of the Year Award in the Entertainment category (Female).
Her Piku co-star Amitabh Bachchan presented the award to Deepika in Delhi. She was accompanied by Ranveer Singh, who took the opportunity to express his love in front of a packed house.
And Ranveer himself won the Entertainer of the Year (Male). Farooq Abdullah who was on stage to present the award shook a leg with Ranveer.
Details of the awardees:
Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal, Snapdeal co-founder Kunal Bahl, Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Quikr founder Pranay Chulet, Zomato founders Deepinder Goyal and Pankaj Chaddah, and Inmobi co-founder Abhay Singhal received the Indian of the Year Award.
First woman Chairperson of the State Bank of India Arundhati Bhattacharya received the Transformational Leader of the Year Award.Sun Pharmaceuticals founder Dilip Shanghvi received the Business Leader of the Year Award.
Tennis champ Sania Mirza and Badminton player Saina Nehwal received the Sportsperson of the Year Award.Actor Siddharth along with IAS officers Amudha, Gajalakshmi, Gagandeep Singh Bedi and young boys Ashok, Arjun Murugan, Arjun Raman received the Outstanding Service to the Nation Award.
Visually impaired Srikanth Bolla, CEO of Hyderabad-based Bollant Industries, received the Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone, who featured in Piku, Tamasha and Bajirao Mastani in 2015, received the Actor of the Year Award (Female).
The Lifetime Achievement Award went to Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan and cricketer Sourav Ganguly.
Belinda Wright and Valmik Thapar received the Real Tiger Award.
Art entrepreneur Neha Kirpal received the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh, who featured in films like Dil Dhadakne Do and Bajirao Mastani in 2015, received the Entertainer of the Year Award.Irrfan Khan, who featured in films like Piku, Talvar and Jurassic World in 2015, received the Actor of the Year Award (Male).
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella received the Global Indian Of The Year Award. Mr Nadella could not attend the ceremony and sent a video message.Pranav Dhanawade, who scored 1009 not out in an inter-school cricket tournament in Mumbai, received the Against All Odds Award.
